we were discussing this on my post about Cole being home but thought i would start a new post for anymore suggestions on removing the tape after surgery.

My situation is Cole has a medicine ball and they put a ton of tape all over his back for this to hold tube down and now it is deflated and need to remove it and pull tube. Tried to this morning and Cole just got all upset and would not let me continue. I finally cut around and got tube that was twisted and taped up off and one long tube now but end wheere inside that have to pull out havent been able to get to his back again to finish.

Some ideas given already-Palmers Cocoa butter lotion for dry skin and Detachol adhesive remover. I called around to see if could locate the detachol and no such luck. Any suggestions on somethng I might have around the house? Oh also told baby oil, but of course i dont have that either. I hate to take Cole outside and into a store. ugg

Tho I was able to pull the tube out just now. I looked at it since only a little part of tube still taped down (with the clear tape) so I was able to cut around that part too until the end was free and just sticking inside skin so held it down against skin with guaze like nurse explained and slowly pulled it out. It came out real easy! Yeah one more step complete!!! I am gonna get him cleaned up tonight with sponge bath and if more tape comes off good if not tomorrow I go back to work while he is at Gramma's so I will go and try to locate something to get tape completely off. I sure wish i could find detachol tho!

Abby really hates the steri-strips that are left after surgery!! It is like adding insult to injury to have to take those off after going through surgery! We actually leave them on until they either start to peal away themselves or until I can't stand them anymore. She actually has started to ask to have them removed. I think they itch. Anyway, we use baby oil. I use many cotton balls soaked in baby oil and let her watch tv while she is laying across my lap. I just rub the oil into the steri-strips over and over again, then I put her to bed. There is usually a little oil on her pajamas, but I don't mind that as long as it helps. Usually by morning, several have just fallen off. If they don't all come off, we do a deep, warm bath the next night and do the baby oil ritual again. Well, this is what works for us. Hope it helps you. I think that Abby is right in her "insult added to injury" attitude!!

Oh, I wish you had some detachol because it does work GREAT...I got mine at the hospital so maybe next time you're there you can remember to ask for some. As far as the steri-strips go, our doc in Texas told us to let those fall off on their own, not to pull them off. After several baths they came off as I would pat Elizabeth's back dry. My guess is it could irritate a fresh wound to remove them. Just my thoughts though.
Elizabeth

so far i am dealing only with the tape that was used for medicine ball tube and some leftover tape from IV's. No steri strip yet as that may be under the gauze bandaid that is on top of incision site-that we dont touch yet. We go back to Dr on Mon morning so i assume he will take that off and if have steristrips i know how to remove tho usually Dr says to let fall off and they do eventually but speeding up the process after some time would be nice.

I think I will try other stuff on the tape tho. And Monday i am going to ask Dr office at Ortho Clinic for some detachol too.

we usually allow Josie's to just wear off/fall off. but last time they stayed on a long time so i used the adhesive remover pads you can get at a pharmacy. they are little package squares, JUST like the "wet-naps" - the moist hand washing paper towel that is sometimes serves with greasy or barbque food. they come in a little pouch about 2" by 2".

get this Melissa,
when we first started in Texas, i would bring my DESKTOP with the 17" monitor to San Antonio and i would set it up in the hotel room.. now that's crazy!! but yes, having a laptop now is such a blessing. and the only reason we bought it was to bring down to Texas.

Paula got me the lap top for Christmas She rocks. I don't think that she actually wanted to get one, but I have been wanting one for 3 YEARS! I was very relieved to have one, especially since every kid in St. Louis County has one for school and my son will soon be entering the mainstream classroom and I need to stay a little ahead of my 6th grader Although there is no hope for me since he just tested as a 23 yr old I am soooooo toast!
It kind of sucks though, because almost every kid in the county is given a lap top....yet just a few miles away in the city, the schools will NOT even issue text books for the children. Not even the high school kids. I was like, how are you supposed to study? In the county, if you so much as even say that you want to harm someone or say anything in anger they practically call in a SWAT team, but in the city they have metal detectors and armed guards. Can anyone say "segragation"?